Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996)
"Lepa sela lepo gore" (original title)

At the Belgrade army hospital, casualties of Bosnian civil war are treated. In the hospital they remember their youth and the war. Two young boys, Halil, a Muslim, and Milan, a Serb, have ... See full summary »

Director:

Srdjan Dragojevic

Writers:

Vanja Bulic (story), Srdjan Dragojevic (dialogue),

Stars:

Dragan Bjelogrlic, Nikola Kojo, Dragan Maksimovic

6 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dragan Bjelogrlic	...	Milan
Nikola Kojo	...	Velja
Dragan Maksimovic	...	Petar
Zoran Cvijanovic	...	Brzi
Milorad Mandic	...	Viljuska
Dragan Petrovic	...	Laza
Lisa Moncure	...	Liza
Nikola Pejakovic	...	Halil
Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic	...	Gvozden
Petar Bozovic	...	Sloba
Marko Kovijanic	...	Marko
Dragan Zaric	...	Nazim
Admir Sehovic	...	Mali Milan
Milos Djuricic	...	Mali Halil
Vera Dedovic	...	Uciteljica

Storyline

At the Belgrade army hospital, casualties of Bosnian civil war are treated. In the hospital they remember their youth and the war. Two young boys, Halil, a Muslim, and Milan, a Serb, have grown up together near a deserted tunnel linking the Yugoslav cities of Belgrade and Zagreb. They never dare go inside, as they believe an ogre resides there. Twelve years later, during the Bosnian civil war, Milan, who is trapped in the tunnel with his troop, and Halil, find themselves on opposing sides, fatefully heading toward confrontation.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | tunnel | civil war | ogre | children's choir | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Language:

Serbian English

Release Date:

6 November 1997 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Pretty Village, Pretty Flame

Filming Locations:

Prijepolje, Serbia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cobra Films, MCRS, Radio Televizija Srbije (RTS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the 100 days of the shoot, the only food for the crew was frozen hamburgers prepared in a microwave.

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Connections

References The Wild Bunch (1969)

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Soundtracks

"Igra rokenrol cela Jugoslavija"
Performed by Elektricni Orgazam

User Reviews

Real picture of War, if You wanna see it?

As a man who was participating this conflict and I can only say that this movie more realistically pictures the war in Bosnia, then any other ever. Every time I watch this movie, it makes my heart beats so strong like I'm there again and revives all the memories forgotten long time ago. The whole story try's to explain this conflict from very essence of our people, covering various aspects of how different people have got involved in this war. Off course I can't really say that 'explanation' really exists, but if it does this is the place to start from. There are some exaggerated moments, but they are so rhythmically composed, that whole picture at the end becomes very strong and logical.

I believe many viewers won't be able to accept this story, but that's their problem, I guess... For those who are openminded, not prejudiced and ready to see the other side of medal (whatever it might be!), this can be a masterclass lesson not only about the war, but about the hidden human nature, that most of people never have a 'chance' to find in themselves, but it undoubtfully exists in each of us!

For people who liked this movie, I can even more recommend other Dragojevic's masterpiece - 'Rane' ('Wounds'), which is not a typical war movie, but from other side of view gives story never spoken so far.